The action took place in the Gulf of Genoa, about 20 miles south-west of
Genoa.

A British squadron of 14 ships-of-the-line and a French squadron of
15 ships-of-the-line.

The French were escorting an assault force from Toulon which was intended
to recapture Corsica.

Two days of manoeuvring followed, during which the French Ca Ira
(84) rammed the ship ahead of her and lost her fore and main topmasts. She
was taken in tow by the French Centaur (74), and both were captured
by the British the next day.